Israel continues to sow the seeds of discontent

http://www.jonathan-cook.net/2016-01-26/israel-continues-to-sow-the-seeds-of-discontent/
Date Written:  2016-01-26
Publisher:  Johnathan Cook.net
Year Published:  2016
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX18717

Israel, it seems, has found a new weapon against Palestinian attacks -- the humble cucumber seed. Soldiers have been handing out seeds at checkpoints with advice to Palestinians -- a nation of farmers until their lands were swallowed up by Jewish settlements -- to stop their recent knife attacks on Israelis and invest in a peaceful future.